VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC

Popular crossover is facelifted with a focus on improving the quality of the interior

- GREG KABLE

TESTED 21.2.22, WOLFSBURG, GERMANY ON SALE NOW

Sales of the Volkswagen T-Roc have exceeded expectations in many markets, including the UK, so it's no surprise that the changes made halfway through its planned life cycle are rather subtle.

There are tweaks here and there but nothing that fundamentally alters its appearance, performance or driving character in any great way.

A new-look front end is the key exterior design change. It includes lightly reworked LED headlights (optionally with 'IQ Light' adaptive matrix projectors); a revised grille with a more heavily structured black plastic insert; an LED band either side of a larger VW badge; and a redesigned bumper with new-look air ducts and daytime-running lights.

At the rear, there are lightly revised tail-lights with new LED graphics, as well as a reprofiled bumper.

It also gets a revised set of alloy wheels, ranging from 16 into 19in.

Alongside the standard T-Roc, buyers can choose the Life or Style specifications, gaining a choice of a two-tone exterior livery and either aluminium-look or black detailing, or the new-look R-Line, as featured on the 2.0 TSI 4Motion tested here.